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May 23, 1932

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Headlines from May 23, 1932

HOOVER DENOUNCES PUBLIC WORKS BONDS AS UNSOUND RELIEF; Letter to Engineers Insists on 12-Point Program, Centring in Reconstruction Corporation. THE BUDGET MUST BALANCE Income-Producing, Self-Liquidating Projects Preferable -- Public Building Overdone. ONLY 40,000 JOBS POSSIBLE " We Cannot Squander Ourselves Into Prosperity," He Says -- Democrats to Push Their Plan. HOOVER DENOUNCES PUBLIC WORKS PLAN

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Hoover repeats opposition to issue of bonds for non-productive pub works; lr to Amer Soc of Civil Engineers

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Notable Births

Kevork Ajemian

1932Kevork Ajemian, Syrian-French journalist and author (died 1998)[†]

Kevork Vartani Ajemian (Adjemian) was a prominent Syrian-Armenian writer, journalist, novelist, theorist and public activist, and long-time publisher of the Beirut-based literary, artistic and general publication Spurk. Ajemian was a co-founder of the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) military organization.

Historical Events

Brazil

1932In Brazil, four students are shot and killed during a manifestation against the Brazilian dictator GetĂșlio Vargas, which resulted in the outbreak of the Constitutionalist Revolution several weeks later.[†]

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is also the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh-largest by population, with over 213 million people. The country is a federation composed of 26 states and a Federal District, which hosts the capital, BrasĂ­lia. Its most populous city is SĂŁo Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese is an official language.